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“If the problem can be solved then why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.” - Shantideva
Worrying has always been a special trait of mine. I like to worry [...]

Every now and then you see a bit of footage that hits you in a place you forgot you had inside you. The video I am about to show you is one of them.
Today my brother showed me a short clip that really touched me. In fact, it was difficult to hold back the [...]

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Depression is pretty horrible. I went through a period of bad depression a few years ago. Getting out of bed was hard. Going to work was hard. Smiling was hard. But, I got myself sorted and life seems a whole lot better now.
However, depressed thoughts still come and go. Sometimes during [...]

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Of all the people I have met in this world it is the Buddhist monks who seem to inspire me the most. They spend their whole lives helping others, studying buddhism and meditating on the true nature of their selves. The old monks have achieved so much in their lives and have [...]

I was watching Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith last night and was amazed at the depth of wisdom and good advice that comes out of some of those characters. Yoda is like an old Buddhist master, Obi-Wan Kenobi is like an experience Samurai warrior and so on. There is also a lot of political [...]